Scoreboard (Sept. 7)
TODAY’S TV SCHEDULE
AUTO RACING
2 a.m. Formula One: Practice for Grand Prix of Italy SPEED
6 a.m. Sprint Cup: Practice for Federated Auto Parts 400 ESPN2
8:30 a.m. Sprint Cup: Final practice for Federated Auto Parts 400 ESPN2
10 a.m. Nationwide Series: Qualifying for Virginia 529 College Savings 250 ESPN2
11:30 a.m. Sprint Cup: Pole qualifying for Federated Auto Parts 400 ESPN2
1:30 p.m. Nationwide Series: Virginia 529 College Savings 250 ESPN
CANADIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE
3 p.m. Calgary at Edmonton NBCSN
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
2 p.m. Utah at Utah St. ESPN2
GOLF
2:30 a.m. European PGA Tour: KLM Open (second round) TGC
6:30 a.m. LPGA Tour: Kingsmill Championship (second round) TGC
9 a.m. PGA Tour: BMW Championship (second round) TGC
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
7 p.m. Campbell vs. Mililani OC16
HORSE RACING
11 a.m. Trackside Live! FOXSP2
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
4 p.m. Detroit at L.A. Angels FOXSP
4 p.m. L.A. Dodgers at San Francisco FOXSP2
4 p.m. L.A. Dodgers at San Francisco or Arizona at San Diego MLB
TENNIS
6:30 a.m. U.S. Open (men’s doubles final, women’s semifinals) CBS
SATURDAY’S TV SCHEDULE
AUTO RACING
1 a.m. Formula One: Qualifying for Grand Prix of Italy SPEED
1:30 p.m. Sprint Cup: Federated Auto Parts 400 ABC
BOWLING
6 p.m. Hawaii TV Bowling IND
BOXING
3 p.m. WBC interim welterweight title bout: Lucas Matthysse SHO
vs. Ajose Olusegun; Randall Bailey vs. Devon Alexander
3:45 p.m. WBC heavyweight title bout: Vitali Klitschko vs. Manuel Charr
WBC lightweight title bout: Antonio DeMarco vs. John Molina Jr.
WBC/WBA super middleweight title bout: Andre Ward HBO
vs. Chad Dawson
4 p.m. Lightweights: Luis Ramos Jr. vs. Noe Bolanos FOXSP2
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
6 a.m. Penn State at Virginia ABC
6 a.m. Auburn at Mississippi State ESPN
6 a.m. UCF at Ohio State ESPN2
6 a.m. Tulane at Tulsa FOXSP
6 a.m. Miami at Kansas State FX
6 a.m. East Carolina at South Carolina MNT
9:30 a.m. Teams TBA ABC
9:30 a.m. Florida at Texas A&M ESPN
9:30 a.m. Teams TBA ESPN2
9:30 a.m. Western Kentucky at Alabama MNT
9:30 a.m. Rice at Kansas FOXSP
9:30 a.m. Purdue at Notre Dame NBC
9:30 a.m. Delaware State at Delaware NBCSN
10 a.m. Wisconsin at Oregon State FX
1 p.m. Washington at LSU ESPN
1 p.m. UTEP at Mississippi FOXSP2
1:30 p.m. Nebraska at UCLA FOX
1:30 p.m. Army at San Diego State NBCSN
1:45 p.m. Georgia at Missouri ESPN2
4:30 p.m. Illinois at Arizona State ESPN
GOLF
1 a.m. European PGA Tour: KLM Open (third round) TGC
6 a.m. PGA Tour: BMW Championship (third round) NBC
6 a.m. LPGA Tour: Kingsmill Championship (third round) TGC
9:30 a.m. PGA Tour: BMW Championship (third round) TGC
2 p.m. Hawaii TV Golf IND
HORSE RACING
Noon Trackside Live! FOXSP2
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
10 a.m. Regional coverage FOX
1 p.m. Texas at Tampa Bay or N.Y. Yankees at Baltimore MLB
3 p.m. Detroit at L.A. Angels FOXSP
MOTORSPORTS
3 p.m. AMA Pro Racing * SPEED
SOCCER
10 a.m. Seattle vs. Chivas USA FOXSP2
TENNIS
6 a.m. U.S. Open (men’s semifinals) CBS
2 p.m. U.S. Open (women’s championship match) CBS
* — Tape-delayed broadcast
TOday’s BIIF Games
Football
Ka‘u at Konawaena, 7 p.m.
Keaau at Hilo, 7:30 p.m.
BASKETBALL
WNBA Glance
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L Pct GB
x-Connecticut 20 7 .741 —
x-Indiana 17 9 .654 2½
Atlanta 15 13 .536 5½
New York 11 16 .407 9
Chicago 10 16 .385 9½
Washington 5 22 .185 15
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L Pct GB
x-Minnesota 22 4 .846 —
x-Los Angeles 19 9 .679 4
x-San Antonio 17 9 .654 5
Seattle 12 14 .462 10
Phoenix 6 20 .231 16
Tulsa 6 21 .222 16½
x-clinched playoff spot
Wednesday’s results
Atlanta 71, Indiana 64
New York 87, Phoenix 59
Thursday’s result
Seattle 101, Tulsa 74
Today’s games
Phoenix at Connecticut, 1 p.m.
Los Angeles at Washington, 1 p.m.
Chicago at New York, 1:30 p.m.
Atlanta at Minnesota, 2 p.m.
Indiana at San Antonio, 2 p.m.
College Football
ap top 25
Record Pts Pv
1. Alabama (45) 1-0 1,481 2
2. Southern Cal (11) 1-0 1,435 1
3. LSU (4) 1-0 1,382 3
4. Oregon 1-0 1,295 5
5. Oklahoma 1-0 1,170 4
6. Florida St. 1-0 1,135 7
7. Georgia 1-0 1,083 6
8. Arkansas 1-0 992 10
9. South Carolina 1-0 980 9
9. West Virginia 1-0 980 11
11. Michigan St. 1-0 915 13
12. Clemson 1-0 788 14
13. Wisconsin 1-0 664 12
14. Ohio St. 1-0 634 18
15. Virginia Tech 1-0 604 16
16. Nebraska 1-0 603 17
17. Texas 1-0 584 15
18. Oklahoma St. 1-0 558 19
19. Michigan 0-1 446 8
20. TCU 0-0 355 20
21. Kansas St. 1-0 339 22
22. Notre Dame 1-0 198 NR
23. Louisville 1-0 190 25
24. Florida 1-0 145 23
25. Stanford 1-0 131 21
Others receiving votes: Boise St. 79, Tennessee 73, BYU 63, North Carolina 48, Baylor 38, Utah 34, Washington 15, Georgia Tech 14, Ohio 10, Texas St. 10, Missouri 7, South Florida 5, Texas A&M 5, UCF 4, Auburn 3, Mississippi St. 3, Cincinnati 2.
AP Top 25 Schedule
No. 1 Alabama vs. West. Kentucky, 9:30 a.m.
No. 2 Southern Cal vs. Syracuse at East Rutherford, N.J., 9:30 a.m.
No. 3 LSU vs. Washington, 1 p.m.
No. 4 Oregon vs. Fresno State, 12:30 p.m.
No. 5 Oklahoma vs. Florida A&M, 1 p.m.
No. 6 Florida State vs. Savannah State, noon
No. 7 Georgia at Missouri, 1:45 p.m.
No. 8 Arkansas vs. Louisiana-Monroe at Little Rock, Ark., 1 p.m.
No. 9 So. Carolina vs. East Carolina, 6:21 a.m.
No. 11 Michigan State at Central Michigan, 9:30 a.m.
No. 12 Clemson vs. Ball State, 6:30 a.m.
No. 13 Wisconsin at Oregon State, 10 a.m.
No. 14 Ohio State vs. UCF, 6 a.m.
No. 15 Va. Tech vs. Austin Peay, 7:30 a.m.
No. 16 Nebraska at UCLA, 1:30 p.m.
No. 17 Texas vs. New Mexico, 2 p.m.
No. 18 Oklahoma State at Arizona, 4:30 p.m.
No. 19 Michigan vs. Air Force, 9:30 a.m.
No. 20 TCU vs. Grambling, 1 p.m.
No. 21 Kansas State vs. Miami, 6 a.m.
No. 22 Notre Dame vs. Purdue, 9:30 a.m.
No. 23 Louisville vs. Missouri St., 9:30 a.m.
No. 24 Florida at Texas A&M, 9:30 a.m.
No. 25 Stanford vs. Duke, 4:30 p.m.
Major College Schedule
Thursday’s results
SOUTH
Tennessee Tech 42, North Greenville 14
MIDWEST
Cincinnati 34, Pittsburgh 10
Today’s game
FAR WEST
Utah at Utah St., 2 p.m.
Saturday’s games
EAST
Lehigh at CCSU, 6 a.m.
Albany (NY) at Robert Morris, 6 a.m.
Bryant at St. Francis (Pa.), 6 a.m.
Maryland at Temple, 6 a.m.
NC State at UConn, 6 a.m.
Dayton at Duquesne, 6:10 a.m.
Maine at Boston College, 7 a.m.
Wagner at Georgetown, 7 a.m.
Rhode Island at Monmouth (NJ), 7 a.m.
Delaware St. at Delaware, 9:30 a.m.
Howard at Rutgers, 9:30 a.m.
Southern Cal vs. Syracuse at East Rutherford, N.J., 9:30 a.m.
Indiana at UMass, 9:30 a.m.
Morgan St. at Buffalo, noon
Bucknell at Marist, noon
Pace at Stony Brook, noon
Fordham at Villanova, noon
SOUTH
Auburn at Mississippi St., 6 a.m.
Penn St. at Virginia, 6 a.m.
East Carolina at at Campbell, noon
Morehead St. at E. Kentucky, noon
Akron at FIU, noon
Savannah St. at Florida St., noon
Old Dominion at Hampton, noon
Alcorn St. at James Madison, noon
W. Virginia St. (1-1) at NC A&T, noon
Gardner-Webb at Richmond, noon
Bethune-Cookman at SC State, noon
Georgia Southern at The Citadel, noon
Montana at Appalachian St., 12:30 p.m.
MVSU at Alabama St., 1 p.m.
NC Central at Elon, 1 p.m.
Presbyterian at Georgia Tech, 1 p.m.
Chattanooga at Jacksonville St., 1 p.m.
Washington at LSU, 1 p.m.
Davidson at Lenoir-Rhyne, 1 p.m.
Norfolk St. at Liberty, 1 p.m.
W. Carolina at Marshall, 1 p.m.
FAU at Middle Tennessee, 1 p.m.
UTEP at Mississippi, 1 p.m.
Cent. Arkansas at Murray St., 1 p.m.
Ark.-Monticello at Northwestern St., 1 p.m.
Jackson St. vs. Tennessee St. at Memphis, Tenn., 1 p.m.
Louisiana-Lafayette at Troy, 1 p.m.
Lafayette at William & Mary, 1 p.m.
Lincoln (Mo.) at Wofford, 1 p.m.
Kent St. at Kentucky, 1:30 p.m.
McMurry at McNeese St., 2 p.m.
S. Dakota St. at SE Louisiana, 2 p.m.
MIDWEST
Miami at Kansas St., 6 a.m.
New Hampshire at Minnesota, 6 a.m.
UCF at Ohio St., 6 a.m.
Illinois St. at E. Michigan, 7 a.m.
S. Illinois at Miami (Ohio), 7 a.m.
Quincy at Indiana St., 8:05 a.m.
Colgate at South Dakota, 9 a.m.
Michigan St. at Cent. Michigan, 9:30 a.m.
Rice at Kansas, 9:30 a.m.
Air Force at Michigan, 9:30 a.m.
Purdue at Notre Dame, 9:30 a.m.
Iowa St. at Iowa, 9:42 a.m.
Indianapolis at W. Illinois, 10 a.m.
Valparaiso at Youngstown St., 10 a.m.
Franklin at Butler, noon
Idaho at Bowling Green, 1 p.m.
Montana St. at Drake, 1 p.m.
UT-Martin at N. Illinois, 1 p.m.
Central St. (Ohio) at N. Iowa, 1 p.m.
New Mexico St. at Ohio, 1 p.m.
Mars Hill at SE Missouri, 1 p.m.
E. Illinois at W. Michigan, 1 p.m.
Portland St. at North Dakota, 1:05 p.m.
Georgia at Missouri, 1:45 p.m.
Vanderbilt at Northwestern, 2 p.m.
SOUTHWEST
Tulane at Tulsa, 6 a.m.
Texas A&M Commerce at UTSA, 8 a.m.
Florida at Texas A&M, 9:30 a.m.
Alabama A&M at Ark.-Pine Bluff, noon
Louisiana-Monroe vs. Arkansas at Little Rock, Ark., 1 p.m.
Memphis at Arkansas St., 1 p.m.
Texas Southern at North Texas, 1 p.m.
Florida A&M at Oklahoma, 1 p.m.
Incarnate Word at Sam Houston St., 1 p.m.
Grambling St. at TCU, 1 p.m.
Texas Tech at Texas St., 1 p.m.
Louisiana Tech at Houston, 2 p.m.
Prairie View at Lamar, 2 p.m.
Stephen F. Austin at SMU, 2 p.m.
New Mexico at Texas, 2 p.m.
FAR WEST
Weber St. at BYU, 9 a.m.
S. Utah at California, 9 a.m.
Sacramento St. at Colorado, 9 a.m.
E. Washington at Washington St., 9 a.m.
Mesa St. at N. Colorado, 9:35 a.m.
South Florida at Nevada, 9:35 a.m.
Wisconsin at Oregon St., 10 a.m.
Toledo at Wyoming, 10 a.m.
Black Hills St. at Idaho St., 12:05 p.m.
Fresno St. at Oregon, 12:30 p.m.
N. Dakota St. at Colorado St., 1 p.m.
Army at San Diego St., 1:30 p.m.
Nebraska at UCLA, 1:30 p.m.
UC Davis at San Jose St., 2 p.m.
W. New Mexico at San Diego, 3 p.m.
N. Arizona at UNLV, 4 p.m.
Oklahoma St. at Arizona, 4:30 p.m.
Illinois at Arizona St., 4:30 p.m.
Duke at Stanford, 4:30 p.m.
Pro football
NFL Glance
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
Buffalo 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Miami 0 0 0 .000 0 0
New England 0 0 0 .000 0 0
N.Y. Jets 0 0 0 .000 0 0
South
W L T Pct PF PA
Houston 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Indianapolis 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Jacksonville 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Tennessee 0 0 0 .000 0 0
North
W L T Pct PF PA
Baltimore 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Cincinnati 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Cleveland 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Pittsburgh 0 0 0 .000 0 0
West
W L T Pct PF PA
Denver 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Kansas City 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Oakland 0 0 0 .000 0 0
San Diego 0 0 0 .000 0 0
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
Dallas 1 0 0 1.000 24 17
Philadelphia 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Washington 0 0 0 .000 0 0
N.Y. Giants 0 1 0 .000 17 24
South
W L T Pct PF PA
Atlanta 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Carolina 0 0 0 .000 0 0
New Orleans 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Tampa Bay 0 0 0 .000 0 0
North
W L T Pct PF PA
Chicago 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Detroit 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Green Bay 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Minnesota 0 0 0 .000 0 0
West
W L T Pct PF PA
Arizona 0 0 0 .000 0 0
San Francisco 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Seattle 0 0 0 .000 0 0
St. Louis 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Wednesday’s result
Dallas 24, N.Y. Giants 17
Sunday’s games
Indianapolis at Chicago, 7 a.m.
Jacksonville at Minnesota, 7 a.m.
Miami at Houston, 7 a.m.
New England at Tennessee, 7 a.m.
Washington at New Orleans, 7 a.m.
Atlanta at Kansas City, 7 a.m.
Buffalo at N.Y. Jets, 7 a.m.
St. Louis at Detroit, 7 a.m.
Philadelphia at Cleveland, 7 a.m.
Seattle at Arizona, 10:25 a.m.
San Francisco at Green Bay, 10:25 a.m.
Carolina at Tampa Bay, 10:25 a.m.
Pittsburgh at Denver, 2:20 p.m.
Monday’s games
Cincinnati at Baltimore, 1 p.m.
San Diego at Oakland, 4:15 p.m.
SOCCER
MLS Glance
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA
Kansas City 15 7 5 50 34 24
New York 13 7 7 46 46 39
Houston 12 7 9 45 40 33
Chicago 13 8 5 44 35 31
Columbus 12 9 6 42 33 32
D.C. 12 10 5 41 43 38
Montreal 12 14 3 39 43 46
New England 7 14 7 28 35 38
Philadelphia 7 13 5 26 25 30
Toronto FC 5 16 6 21 30 48
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA
San Jose 16 6 5 53 56 33
Real Salt Lake 14 11 4 46 38 33
Seattle 12 6 8 44 41 27
Los Angeles 13 11 4 43 48 40
Vancouver 10 11 7 37 29 37
FC Dallas 8 12 9 33 34 38
Colorado 9 17 2 29 36 41
Chivas USA 7 11 7 28 20 39
Portland 7 14 6 27 27 46
NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.
Wednesday’s results
New England 2, Columbus 0
Colorado 3, Portland 0
Thursday’s result
Houston 1, Real Salt Lake 0
Saturday’s game
Chivas USA at Seattle FC, 10 a.m.
Tennis
U.S. Open
Thursday’s results
Singles
Men
Quarterfinals
Roundup>David Ferrer (4), Spain, def. Janko Tipsarevic (8), Serbia, 6-3, 6-7 (5), 2-6, 6-3, 7-6 (4).
Roundup>Novak Djokovic (2), Serbia, def. Juan Martin del Potro (7), Argentina, 6-2, 7-6 (3), 6-4.
DOUBLES
Men
Semifinals
Roundup>Leander Paes, India, and Radek Stepanek (5), Czech Republic, def. Marcel Granollers and Marc Lopez (6), Spain, 6-6, retired.
Roundup>Bob and Mike Bryan (2), United States, def. Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi, Pakistan, and Jean-Julien Rojer (9), Netherlands, 6-3, 6-4.
Women
Semifinals
Roundup>Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci (2), Italy, def. Nuria Llagostera Vives and Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez (8), Spain, 6-3, 6-2.
Roundup>Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie Hradecka (3), Czech Republic, def. Hsieh Su-wei, Taiwan, and Anabel Medina Garrigues (16), Spain, 7-6 (2), 6-4.
Mixed
Championship
Roundup>Ekaterina Makarova, Russia, and Bruno Soares, Brazil, def. Kveta Peschke, Czech Republic, and Marcin Matkowski (4), Poland, 6-7 (8), 6-1, 12-10 tiebreak.
Golf
BMW CHAMPIONSHIP
Thursday’s first-round scores
Webb Simpson 33-31—64
Bo Van Pelt 31-33—64
Rory McIlroy 32-32—64
Graham DeLaet 32-32—64
Tiger Woods 33-32—65
Vijay Singh 34-31—65
Ryan Palmer 32-34—66
Ryan Moore 34-32—66
Luke Donald 34-32—66
Jimmy Walker 34-33—67
Zach Johnson 35-32—67
Robert Garrigus 33-34—67
Justin Rose 32-35—67
Rickie Fowler 34-33—67
Ben Crane 34-33—67
Ian Poulter 36-32—68
Adam Scott 33-35—68
Kyle Stanley 34-34—68
Matt Every 35-33—68
Chris Kirk 35-33—68
Seung-Yul Noh 34-34—68
Graeme McDowell 33-35—68
Lee Westwood 34-34—68
Louis Oosthuizen 35-33—68
Dustin Johnson 36-32—68
Steve Stricker 33-35—68
Ernie Els 34-34—68
Geoff Ogilvy 33-35—68
Jim Furyk 33-36—69
Phil Mickelson 33-36—69
Matt Kuchar 35-34—69
Sergio Garcia 37-32—69
David Hearn 34-35—69
Tom Gillis 35-34—69
Kevin Stadler 35-34—69
Bud Cauley 35-34—69
Bubba Watson 35-34—69
Brandt Snedeker 36-33—69
Martin Laird 35-34—69
Charl Schwartzel 35-34—69
Also
Ben Curtis 36-34—70
Hunter Mahan 34-36—70
Padraig Harrington 35-35—70
Keegan Bradley 34-37—71
Pat Perez 36-36—72
Kevin Na 36-36—72
Carl Pettersson 39-36—75
KINGSMILL CHAMPIONSHIP
Thursday’s first-round scores
Jiyai Shin 32-30—62
Paula Creamer 30-35—65
Maria Hjorth 33-32—65
Azahara Munoz 33-32—65
Beatriz Recari 33-32—65
Jennifer Johnson 36-30—66
Christina Kim 35-31—66
Mika Miyazato 32-34—66
Jennifer Song 33-33—66
Isabelle Beisiegel 35-32—67
Chella Choi 34-33—67
Katie Futcher 34-33—67
Julieta Granada 36-31—67
Natalie Gulbis 34-33—67
Danielle Kang 35-32—67
Amelia Lewis 34-33—67
Catriona Matthew 33-34—67
Ai Miyazato 36-31—67
Gerina Piller 33-34—67
Hee Kyung Seo 35-32—67
Karin Sjodin 34-33—67
Lexi Thompson 34-33—67
Also
Stacy Lewis 34-35—69
Kristy McPherson 33-37—70
Karen Stupples 35-35—70
Juli Inkster 35-36—71
Tiffany Joh 36-35—71
Brittany Lincicome 37-36—73
Morgan Pressel 38-35—73
Michelle Wie 40-35—75
TRANSACTIONS
BASEBALL
MLB—Suspended St. Louis Cardinals 1B Alan Ahmady for 50 games following a second violation for a drug of abuse and San Francisco Giants C Leonardo Rojas for 50 games after a positive test for metabolites of Nandrolone under the Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program.
American League
BALTIMORE ORIOLES—Reinstated RHP Jason Hammel from the 15-day DL.
OAKLAND ATHLETICS—Placed 3B Brandon Inge on the 15-day DL.
National League
COLORADO ROCKIES—Selected the contract of RHP Rob Scahill from Colorado Springs (PCL).
HOUSTON ASTROS—Extended its Player Development Contract with the Tri-City ValleyCats of the New York-Penn League through the 2014 season.
LOS ANGELES DODGERS—Extended its Player Development Contract with the Albuquerque Isotopes (PCL) and the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes of the (CAL) through the 2014 season.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
ATLANTA FALCONS—Re-signed CB Dominique Franks. Waived WR Tim Toone.
OAKLAND RAIDERS—Signed WR Derek Hagan. Waived CB Coye Francies.
GOLF
Ladies Professional Golf Association
LPGA—Named Ricki Lasky vice president, tournament business affairs.
LACROSSE
National Lacrosse League
COLORADO MAMMOTH—Signed D John Gallant.
COLLEGE
FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON—Promoted Jonathan Buchman, to men’s and women’s tennis coach.
FORDHAM—Promoted David Duke to associate head men’s basketball coach.
HIGH POINT—Named Ana Heneberry women’s assistant la crosse coach.
RICE—Announced junior basketball C Omar Oraby will transfer.
SMU—Named Matt Roberts deputy director of athletics.
UNLV—Granted five-year contract extensions to men’s basketball coach Dave Rice and women’s basketball coach Kathy Olivier and a three-year contract for softball coach Lisa Dodd.
